A seizure is a period of symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. Outward effects vary from uncontrolled shaking movements involving much of the body with loss of consciousness (tonic-clonic seizure) to shaking movements involving only part of the body with variable levels of consciousness (focal seizure), to a subtle momentary loss of awareness (absence seizure). Most of the time these episodes last less than two minutes and it takes some time to return to normal Loss of bladder control may occur. Provoked seizures are due to a temporary event such as low blood sugar, alcohol withdrawal, abusing alcohol together with prescription medication, low blood sodium, fever, brain infection, or concussion. Unprovoked seizures occur without a known or fixable cause such that ongoing seizures are likely. Up to 10% of people have had at least one epileptic seizure in their lifetime.
Seizure Meaning
A seizure is a sudden, uncontrolled electrical disturbance in the brain that can cause changes in behavior, sensations, or movements. Seizures can be caused by a variety of factors, such as epilepsy, head injuries, brain tumors, infections, high fevers, and drug or alcohol withdrawal.
Seizure Symptoms
The signs and symptoms of seizures vary depending on the type. The most common and stereotypical type of seizure is convulsive (60%), typically called a tonic-clonic seizure. Two-thirds of these begin as focal seizures prior to developing into tonic-clonic seizures. The remaining 40% of seizures are non-convulsive, an example of which is absence seizure. When EEG monitoring shows evidence of a seizure, but no symptoms are present, it is referred to as a subclinical seizure.
Focal seizures
Focal seizures often begin with certain experiences, known as an aura. These may include sensory (including visual, auditory, etc), cognitive, autonomic, olfactory, or motor phenomena.
In a complex partial seizure, a person may appear confused or dazed and cannot respond to questions or directions.
Jerking activity may start in a specific muscle group and spread to surrounding muscle groups—known as a Jacksonian march. Unusual activities that are not consciously created may occur. These are known as automatisms and include simple activities like smacking of the lips or more complex activities such as attempts to pick something up.
Generalized seizures
There are six main types of generalized seizures: tonic-clonic, tonic, clonic, myoclonic, absence, and atonic seizures. They all involve a loss of consciousness and typically happen without warning.
- Tonic-clonic seizures present with a contraction of the limbs followed by their extension, along with arching of the back for 10–30 seconds. A cry may be heard due to the contraction of the chest muscles. The limbs then begin to shake in unison. After the shaking has stopped it may take 10–30 minutes for the person to return to normal.
- Tonic seizures produce constant contractions of the muscles. The person may turn blue if breathing is impaired.
- Clonic seizures involve shaking of the limbs in unison.
- Myoclonic seizures involve spasms of muscles in either a few areas or generalized throughout the body.
- Absence seizures can be subtle, with only a slight turn of the head or eye blinking. The person often does not fall over and may return to normal right after the seizure ends, though there may also be a period of post-ictal disorientation.
- Atonic seizures involve the loss of muscle activity for greater than one second. This typically occurs bilaterally (on both sides of the body).
Duration of seizure
A seizure can last from a few seconds to more than five minutes, at which point it is known as status epilepticus. Most tonic-clonic seizures last less than two or three minutes. Absence seizures are usually around 10 seconds in duration.
Postictal
After the active portion of a seizure, there is typically a period of confusion called the postictal period, before a normal level of consciousness returns. This period usually lasts 3 to 15 minutes but may last for hours. Other symptoms during this period include tiredness, headache, difficulty speaking, and abnormal behavior. Psychosis after a seizure occurs in 6–10% of people.
Seizure Causes
Seizures have a number of causes. Of those who have a seizure, about 25% have epilepsy. A number of conditions are associated with seizures but are not epilepsy including most febrile seizures and those that occur around an acute infection, stroke, or toxicity. These seizures are known as “acute symptomatic” or “provoked” seizures and are part of seizure-related disorders. In many the cause is unknown.
Various causes of seizures
Different causes of seizures are common in certain age groups.
- Seizures in babies are most commonly caused by hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, central nervous system (CNS) infections, trauma, congenital CNS abnormalities, and metabolic disorders.
- The most frequent cause of seizures in children is febrile seizures, which happen in 2–5% of children between the ages of six months and five years.
- During childhood, well-defined epilepsy syndromes are generally seen.
- In adolescence and young adulthood, non-compliance with the medication regimen and sleep deprivation are potential triggers.
- Pregnancy and labor and childbirth, and the post-partum, or post-natal period (after birth) can be at-risk times, especially if there are certain complications like pre-eclampsia.
- During adulthood, the likely causes are alcohol-related, strokes, trauma, CNS infections, and brain tumors.
- In older adults, cerebrovascular disease is a very common cause. Other causes are CNS tumors, head trauma, and other degenerative diseases that are common in the older age group, such as dementia.
Metabolic
Dehydration can trigger epileptic seizures if it is severe enough. A number of disorders including low blood sugar, low blood sodium, hyperosmolar nonketotic hyperglycemia, high blood sodium, low blood calcium, and high blood urea levels may cause seizures. As may hepatic encephalopathy and the genetic disorder porphyria.
Structural
- Cavernoma or cavernous malformation is a treatable medical condition that can cause seizures, headaches, and brain hemorrhages.
- Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is a treatable medical condition that can cause seizures, headaches, and brain hemorrhages.
- Space-occupying lesions in the brain (abscesses, tumors). In people with brain tumors, the frequency of epilepsy depends on the location of the tumor in the cortical region.
Medications
Both medication and drug overdoses can result in seizures, as may certain medication and drug withdrawal. Common drugs involved include antidepressants, antipsychotics, cocaine, insulin, and the local anesthetic lidocaine. Difficulties with withdrawal seizures commonly occur after prolonged alcohol or sedative use, a condition known as delirium tremens. In people who are at risk of developing epileptic seizures, common herbal medicines such as ephedra, ginkgo biloba, and wormwood can provoke seizures.
Infections
- Infection with the pork tapeworm, which can cause neurocysticercosis, is the cause of up to half of epilepsy cases in areas of the world where the parasite is common.
- Parasitic infections such as cerebral malaria. In Nigeria, this is one of the most common causes of seizures among children under five years of age.
- Infection, such as encephalitis or meningitis
Stress
Stress can induce seizures in people with epilepsy, and is a risk factor for developing epilepsy. The severity, duration, and time at which stress occurs during development all contribute to the frequency and susceptibility to developing epilepsy. It is one of the most frequently self-reported triggers in patients with epilepsy.
Stress exposure results in hormone release that mediates its effects on the brain. These hormones act on both excitatory and inhibitory neural synapses, resulting in hyper-excitability of neurons in the brain. The hippocampus is known to be a region that is highly sensitive to stress and prone to seizures. This is where mediators of stress interact with their target receptors to produce effects.
Other
Seizures may occur as a result of high blood pressure, known as hypertensive encephalopathy, or in pregnancy as eclampsia when accompanied by either seizures or a decreased level of consciousness. Very high body temperatures may also be a cause. Typically this requires a temperature greater than 42 °C (107.6 °F).
- Head injury may cause non-epileptic post-traumatic seizures or post-traumatic epilepsy
- About 3.5 to 5.5% of people with celiac disease also have seizures.
- Seizures in a person with a shunt may indicate failure
- Hemorrhagic stroke can occasionally present with seizures, embolic strokes generally do not; cerebral venous sinus thrombosis, a rare type of stroke, is more likely to be accompanied by seizures than other types of stroke
- Multiple sclerosis may cause seizures
- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) deliberately sets out to induce a seizure for the treatment of major depression.
- Reflex seizure induced by a specific stimulus or trigger (extrinsic or intrinsic stimuli).
Seizure Diagnosis
Seizures may be divided into provoked and unprovoked. Provoked seizures may also be known as “acute symptomatic seizures” or “reactive seizures” Unprovoked seizures may also be known as “reflex seizures”. Depending on the presumed to cause blood tests and lumbar puncture may be useful. Hypoglycemia may cause seizures and should be ruled out. An electroencephalogram and brain imaging with a CT scan or MRI scan is recommended in the workup of seizures not associated with a fever.
Classification of Seizure
Seizure types are organized by whether the source of the seizure is localized (focal seizures) or distributed (generalized seizures) within the brain. Generalized seizures are divided according to the effect on the body and include tonic-clonic (grand mal), absence (petit mal), myoclonic, clonic, tonic, and atonic seizures. Some seizures such as epileptic spasms are of an unknown type.
Focal seizures (previously called partial seizures) are divided into a simple partial or complex partial seizures. Current practice no longer recommends this and instead prefers to describe what occurs during a seizure.
The classification of seizures can also be made according to dynamical criteria, observable in electrophysiological measurements. It is a classification according to their type of onset and offset.
Physical examination
Most people are in a postictal state (drowsy or confused) following a seizure. They may show signs of other injuries. A bite mark on the side of the tongue helps confirm a seizure when present, but only a third of people who have had a seizure have such a bite. When present in people thought to have had a seizure, this physical sign tentatively increases the likelihood that a seizure was the cause.
Tests
EEG
Electroencephalography is only recommended in those who likely had an epileptic seizure and may help determine the type of seizure or syndrome present. In children, it is typically only needed after a second seizure. It cannot be used to rule out the diagnosis and may be falsely positive in those without the disease. In certain situations, preferring the EEG while sleeping or sleep-deprived may be useful.
CT scan
Diagnostic imaging by CT scan and MRI is recommended after a first non-febrile seizure to detect structural problems inside the brain. MRI is generally a better imaging test except when intracranial bleeding is suspected. Imaging may be done at a later point in time in those who return to their normal selves while in the emergency room. If a person has a previous diagnosis of epilepsy with previous imaging repeat imaging is not usually needed with subsequent seizures.
Electrolytes
In adults, testing electrolytes, blood glucose, and calcium levels is important to rule these out as causes, as is an electrocardiogram. A lumbar puncture may be useful to diagnose a central nervous system infection but is not routinely needed. Routine antiseizure medical levels in the blood are not required in adults or children. In children, additional tests may be required.
High blood prolactin level
A high blood prolactin level within the first 20 minutes following a seizure may be useful to confirm an epileptic seizure as opposed to a psychogenic non-epileptic seizure. Serum prolactin level is less useful for detecting partial seizures. If it is normal an epileptic seizure is still possible and serum prolactin does not separate epileptic seizures from syncope. It is not recommended as a routine part of the diagnosis of epilepsy.
Differential diagnosis
Differentiating an epileptic seizure from other conditions such as syncope can be difficult. Other possible conditions that can mimic a seizure include decerebrate posturing, psychogenic seizures, tetanus, dystonia, migraine headaches, and strychnine poisoning. In addition, 5% of people with a positive tilt table test may have a seizure-like activity that seems due to cerebral hypoxia. Convulsions may occur due to psychological reasons and this is known as a psychogenic non-epileptic seizure. Non-epileptic seizures may also occur due to a number of other reasons.
Seizure Prevention
A number of measures have been attempted to prevent seizures in those at risk. Following traumatic brain injury anticonvulsants decrease the risk of early seizures but not late seizures.
In those with a history of febrile seizures, some medications (both antipyretics and anticonvulsants) have been found effective for reducing reoccurrence, however, due to the frequency of adverse effects and the benign nature of febrile seizures the decision to use medication should be weighed carefully against potential negative effects.
There is no clear evidence that antiepileptic drugs are effective or not effective at preventing seizures following a craniotomy, following subdural hematoma, after a stroke, or after subarachnoid hemorrhage, for both people who have had a previous seizure, and those who have not.
First aid for Seizure
If someone is having a seizure, it’s important to take quick action to help keep them safe. Here are some first-aid steps you can take:
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Stay calm and don’t panic. Seizures can be frightening to witness, but it’s important to stay calm and focused.
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Protect the person from injury. Move any nearby objects that could cause harm, such as furniture or sharp objects. Try to cushion their head and loosen any tight clothing.
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Don’t restrain the person. Allow the seizure to run its course and don’t try to hold the person down or stop their movements.
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Time the seizure. Note the start time and how long the seizure lasts. If it lasts longer than five minutes, call for emergency medical help.
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Clear the airway. If the person is foaming at the mouth or has any fluid in their mouth, turn them on their side to allow it to drain out.
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Do not give them anything to eat or drink until they are fully alert.
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Reassure the person. Once the seizure is over, the person may be disoriented or confused. Speak calmly and reassure them that everything is okay.
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If it’s their first seizure, seek medical attention.
Remember, always seek medical attention if you’re unsure or if the person has multiple seizures.
Management of Seizure
Contrary to a common misconception, bystanders should not attempt to force objects into the mouth of the person having a seizure, as doing so may cause injury to the teeth and gums.
Treatments of a person that is actively seizing follow a progression from the initial response, through first-line, second-line, and third-line treatments. Airway management should include placing the person on their side, known as the recovery position, to prevent them from choking If they are unable to breathe because something is blocking their airway, they may require treatments to open their airway.
Seizure Medication
The first line medication for an actively seizing person is a benzodiazepine, with most guidelines recommending lorazepam. Diazepam and midazolam are alternatives.
Second-line therapy for adults is phenytoin or fosphenytoin and phenobarbital for children. Third-line medications include phenytoin for children and phenobarbital for adults.
Approximately 70% of people can obtain full control with the continuous use of medication. Following a first seizure, while immediate treatment with an anti-seizure drug lowers the probability of seizure recurrence up to five years it does not change the risk of death and there are potential side effects.
There is a lack of evidence for preventive anti-epileptic medications in the management of seizures related to intracranial venous thrombosis.
Other
Some claim that seizure response dogs, a form of service dogs, can predict seizures. Evidence for this, however, is poor.
At present there is not enough evidence to support the use of cannabis for the management of seizures, although this is an ongoing area of research. There is low quality evidence that a ketogenic diet may help in those who have epilepsy and is reasonable in those who do not improve following typical treatments.
Seizure Prognosis
Following a first seizure, the risk of more seizures in the next two years is 40–50%. The greatest predictors of more seizures are problems either on the electroencephalogram or with imaging of the brain. In adults, after 6 months of being seizure-free after a first seizure, the risk of a subsequent seizure in the next year is less than 20% regardless of treatment.
Up to 7% of seizures that present to the emergency department (ER) are in status epilepticus. In those with a status epilepticus, mortality is between 10% and 40%.
Siddha remedies for Seizure
1. Siddha Preventive Measures
Everybody must practice Siddha preventive measures, whether affected by seizure or not, but they are the primary steps for switching on to any other Siddha energy remedies, and hence they are important. It helps in one’s capability, effectiveness, productivity, decision-making power, intellectualism, and removing minor health problems.
Earthing, Field Cleaning, and Siddha Brain Exercise/Energizing are three types of preventive measures. Everybody’s tendency is to get attracted toward the word ‘free‘, however, don’t neglect even these Siddha preventive measures are free. Avail of the benefits by practicing them regularly. For ease of understanding of Siddha preventive measures, please watch a video for a live demonstration.
2. Siddha Shaktidata Yog for Seizure
This unique Siddha Shaktidata Yog can solve problems related to seizures with free Siddha energy remedies. Training in ‘Swami Hardas Life System’ methods is not a compulsion, but it would help achieve faster results. This not only gives benefits to self but also can be used for other affected persons, whether a person is in the same house, distantly available in the same city, same nation, or maybe in the corner of the world, however, both procedures have been explained here.
3. Siddha Kalyan Sadhana
Recite this Sadhana with a Sankalp “My seizure problems are solved as early as possible and I should gain health”, which should be repeated in mind 3 – 3 times after each stanza. Any person irrespective of caste, creed, religion, faith, sex, and age can recite this Sadhana for free, which should be repeated at least twice a day. To know more about it, please click on this link.
4. CCPE products for Seizure
These products work on the concepts of ‘Conceptual Creative Positive Energy’ (CCPE) within the provisions of ‘CCPE Life System’ and the theory of Quantum Technology to a certain extent. However, the products get activated only whenever touched by a human and then they become capable of solving the problem and achieving health.
The use of CCPE products, being Energy Therapy, is one of the most effective free Siddha energy remedies for persons, who could not undergo training in Siddha Spirituality of Swami Hardas Life System. However, please use these products for Seizure problems as mentioned below:
CCPE Extractor
The CCPE Extractor should be gently moved over the Agya Chakra in a circular motion at least for 30 to 60 seconds, thereafter, follow the same process on the head for another 30 to 60 seconds, which will convert negativity into positivity. This is how the process of using extractor finishes within almost 2 – 3 minutes. It is so simple.
CCPE Booster
Keep one Booster over the Agya Chakra and another over the head for 3 to 5 minutes. You may need to have 3 Boosters and the process would finish within almost 3 – 5 minutes, which establishes positivity. This is how the process of using CCPE Booster finishes within almost 3 – 5 minutes. It is so simple.
Wrapping boosters in a thin cloth and tying them around the head overnight to achieve faster results is permissible but after the use of the CCPE Extractor as explained above.
5. UAM for Seizure
UAM (Understanding, Awakening & Movement): It is an energy-based process that can be applied by persons who have undergone training for touch therapy. One should have attended a minimum age of 18 years to avail of this golden opportunity. A desirous person can undergo training-process irrespective of caste, creed, religion, faith, and sex. Trained persons can follow the tips explained below for how to apply these free Siddha energy remedies:
- Touch therapy – UAM/leveling as per the symptoms of the disease
- Distant therapy – Siddha Shaktidata Yog, Sight healing
- Sankalp therapy – Siddha Kalyan Sadhana, Vishwa Kalyan Sadhana
- Energy therapy – Use of CCPE products e.g. CCPE Extractor, Booster, and Booster powder
- There are various reasons behind health, peace, and progress-related problems, but effective free Siddha energy remedies would help solve all of them.
Training of Swami Hardas Life System
Any problem with regard to health, peace, and progress can be solved independently without money and medicines by undergoing training in Swami Hardas Life System. Any person irrespective of religion, caste, creed, faith, sex, and age can undergo this unique training.
A daily routine for Seizure
In general, a daily routine to manage the problem may look like this:
- Perform Siddha Preventive Measures in the morning soon after you wake up
- After taking a bath, do brain exercise (energizing), and Siddha Kalyan Sadhana
- Do regular breathing exercises
- With the help of CCPE Extractor, Boosters apply the remedy as explained above
- Do light exercises routinely
- Adopt the Sattvik diet in your daily life
- Follow healthy lifestyle
- Before going to bed, repeat Siddha Kalyan Sadhana and remedies as suggested
And be sure to sprinkle in some fun during the day: Don’t forget to relax and laugh in between. Laughing is a great way to boost your immune system.
Along with all the above activities, apply free Siddha energy remedies minimum 3 times a day, the more is good. Just try methods of Siddha Spirituality of Swami Hardas Life System, and I am confident that you will surely find improvements within 15 days.
More about Swami Hardas Life System
Swami Hardas Life System is a holistic healing system developed by Swami Hardas, which is based on the principles of natural healing and energy balancing. While there is no scientific evidence to suggest that this system can directly manage seizures, it may be helpful as a complementary therapy to support overall health and well-being.
The Swami Hardas Life System involves various techniques such as touch therapy (UAM), pranayama, meditation, and yoga, which can help to reduce stress and anxiety, promote relaxation, and balance energy levels in the body. These techniques may be helpful in managing some of the risk factors associated with seizures, such as stress, anxiety, and sleep disorders.
Additionally, Swami Hardas Life System promotes healthy lifestyle practices such as regular exercise, a healthy diet, and good sleep hygiene, which can help to improve overall health and reduce the risk of seizures. Seizures are a complex neurological disorder that requires medical attention and treatment, and it is important to work with a healthcare provider to determine the most effective course of treatment.
Conclusion
In view of the above, I am confident that you have learned the basics of what are Seizure, Meaning, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, prevention, first aid, management, and Siddha remedies without money and medicines. As a bonus, you also learned free Siddha energy remedies. Now is the right time to use acquired knowledge for solving related problems for free. Hence, please undergo training, learn Siddha energy remedies, and apply them instantly to get or give instant relief to the needy.
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What is the meaning of Seizure? A seizure is a sudden, uncontrolled electrical disturbance in the brain that can cause changes in behavior, sensations, or movements. Seizures can be caused by a variety of factors, such as epilepsy, head injuries, brain tumors, infections, high fevers, and drug or alcohol withdrawal. |
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How long does Seizure last? A seizure can last from a few seconds to more than five minutes, at which point it is known as status epilepticus. Most tonic-clonic seizures last less than two or three minutes. Absence seizures are usually around 10 seconds in duration. |
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What are the causes of Seizures? Seizures have a number of causes. Of those who have a seizure, about 25% have epilepsy. A number of conditions are associated with seizures but are not epilepsy including most febrile seizures and those that occur around an acute infection, stroke, or toxicity. These seizures are known as “acute symptomatic” or “provoked” seizures and are part of seizure-related disorders. |
Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seizure